Street Harrassment Part II:
A couple of days ago, I posted about a minor incident that had just happened to me at a city bus stop. Some, perhaps understandably, felt I overreacted. But because of it, I am reminded of another incident that happened in the mid-90's that I had forgotten about -- at least consciously. This one was even more bizarre and potentially a lot more dangerous.
Like the other day, I was standing alone at a bus stop. However, the other day I was on a busy corner with lots of vehicular traffic. That bus stop is heavily frequented too; it was unusual for no one else to be there. In the incident in the '90's, I was waiting at a bus stop with little traffic and no one else around. It was on the street running behind the apartment building where I was living at the time. A guy rode past me on a bicycle and said "hi." He was going so fast I didn't respond, figuring he wouldn't be able to hear me anyway. I didn't see him turn around and come back, but all of a sudden there he was again. Of course, the alarm bells went off. He said, "What was that I didn't hear you." I said nothing. He said, "I'm tired of attitudes like yours. I've sacrificed all my life. You can just take your attitude somewhere else." By this time I'm wondering how long it would take me to get back to my building and get inside, but thankfully he rode off. It was terrifying. I had sort of forgotten it, but now I can remember exactly what he was wearing, and what he said. I even remember what color the bike was (red). Now that I think about it, I must have been remembering that incident the other night. Gentlemen, this is why women are wary of strange men on the street.
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